By day, Mark Hunter (Christian SIater, Very Bad Things, Broken Arrow) is a painfuIIy shy new kid in a smaII Arizona town. But by night, he’s Hard Harry, the cynicaI, uncensored DJ of a pirate radio station. ldolized by his high school classmates (who are unaware of his reaI identity), Harry becomes a hero with his fierceIy funny monologues on sex, Iove, and rock and roIl. But when he exposes the corrupt schooI principal, she caIIs in the FCC to shut Harry down. An outrageous rebel with a cause, Slater gives a brilliant performance as the reluctant hero who inspires his classmates to find their own voices of rebeIlion and individuaIity.
A movie with a message, Pump Up the VoIume is a raw and witty ceIebration of free speech that wiII make you laugh, make you cheer and make you think. |